Thermal Camera Detection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow

NCT ID: NCT03451669

Last Updated: 2020-05-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

2 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-16

Study Completion Date

2019-12-02

Brief Summary

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There have been reports in the past of using thermal cameras to demonstrate flow in the tubing as a surrogate of proper shunt function. This was shown to have almost 90% accuracy at determining proper functioning but required expensive equipment that was not universally available. There is now smart phone based thermal camera technology (Flir One: http://www.flir.com/flirone/) that could make this technique widely available for health care use. The goal of the study is to determine if this device can demonstrate flow in the distal tubing of a VP shunt.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hydrocephalus

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Shunt suspected to be functioning

No interventions assigned to this group

Shunt suspected to not be functioning

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with known VP shunt
* Status of shunt function known.
* Patients with well healed wounds (no immediately post op patients)

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients in urgent need of shunt revision
* Age less than 18
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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827169

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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